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ALIGNMENT

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Tech Notes

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For our Alignment Tech Notes, please email us or call us at (305) 591-8935 and we will gladly assist you.

LASER ALIGN APP

By: Ludeca

Free reference tool for shaft alignment of rotating equipment. With this App you can access important reference material and learn about key laser shaft alignment concepts. “Laser Align” features the following tools with helpful reference guides:

I have had the opportunity to see, first hand, the improvement in the quality of alignments our tradesmen have been able to achieve and I attribute it to the availability of the wall chart received from LUDECA as the main reason. There isn’t much that the chart doesn’t cover but, it’s the references to thermal growth and the causes of lack of repeatability and response to corrections made that are the most helpful at least for us. As the Vibration Analyst on site it’s been a win-win!!! Thanks from all of us at Cameco - Cigar Lake Operation

–Ben Harrison, Reliability Technologist

5-Step Shaft Alignment Procedure

By: Ludeca

A simple and effective procedure for shaft alignment of rotating equipment.

5-Step Sheave Pulley Alignment Procedure

Soft Foot: Causes, Characteristics and Solutions

By: Alan Luedeking

There is nothing “soft” about a soft foot—instead, it means machine frame distortion. The effects of machine frame distortion are numerous and potentially very damaging to the machine. This white paper explains in depth the causes and characteristics of soft foot conditions and how to diagnose and solve them.

Best Practices: Machinery Alignment Shimming

Discover How To Aim Asset Condition Management

By: Terry O'Hanlon & Steve Lochard

In this webinar, Terrence O’Hanlon, Editor, Uptime Magazine and Steve Lochard, Manager Special Projects, Ludeca, discuss how to aim asset condition management using the Uptime Elements system to get the most value from your assets. Steve Lochard provides valuable insight on the benefits of improving your alignment program.

CONDITION MONITORING

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Tech Notes

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For our Condition Monitoring Tech Notes, please email us or call us at (305) 591-8935 and we will gladly assist you.

Vibration Analysis Wall Chart

By: BETAVIB

Unbalance, misalignment, bearing failures, gear faults, motor electrical problems, etc. are typical faults experienced in all equipment. Identification and elimination of these faults and other issues are critical to maintaining the health of your plant equipment. Healthy equipment means lower maintenance cost, increased uptime, better product quality and a safer work environment for employees. Our laminated 24” x 36” wall chart will help you determine the most common equipment problems using vibration analysis as a diagnosis tool. Usually $50 each, but for a limited time, request your complimentary copy today!

5-Step Acoustic Lubrication Procedure

Leak Management: Find-and-Fix Leaks Procedure

ON-CONDITION LUBRICATION AND BEARING HEALTH USING ULTRASOUND

By Tom Murphy, SDT Ultrasound Solutions

The measurement of ultrasound with portable devices to provide an objective assessment of the health of a bearing has been well-documented over the last decade. In more recent times, the interconnection between a grease gun and an ultrasound instrument has taken this process one stage further.

This presentation reports on a further evolution – the use of an on-line monitoring system using contact ultrasound sensors to provide a continuous indication of the frictional state and early failure state of rolling element bearings. Case histories showing how this technology can be combined with remote lubrication of difficult-access bearings to provide instant feedback on the benefit or otherwise of individual shots of grease.

Leak Surveyors Handbook

HEAR MORE: A Guide to Using Ultrasound For Leak Detection and Condition Monitoring

BY TOM MURPHY & ALLAN RIENSTRA

About the BookThe use of airborne ultrasound by a wide array of manufacturing has led many to dub ultrasound a predictive maintenance tool for the masses. It is a technology with mass appeal, a wide range of applications, and a cost entry point that makes it accessible to practically anyone.

In this book, the authors guide you through the technology step by step, with each chapter dedicated to an application and how the technology applies to that application. You will learn how the inspection should be carried out, along with real-life examples of how these applications are currently being applied.

Airborne and structure borne ultrasonic inspection provides industry with an efficient solution for all kinds of preventative and predictive maintenance functions.

RELIABILITY

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Asset Condition Monitoring (ACM) Project Manager’s Guide

BY: RELIABILITYWEB

The Asset Condition Monitoring (ACM) Project Manager’s Guide provides basic information about what an ACM initiative or organizational component is, how it should be conducted and who should be involved.